55 Word Story

As the tail door rises, my heart sinks. 10,000 feet is a long way above the ground. But there’s no going back, and the only thing I can hope for is that my chute opens in time. Out I step, and I free fall towards earth. The ground is approaching, and my chute finally opens.

Stanley Cup Prediction

With the Stanley Cup Finals set to start tonight, the excitement and anxiety of many Canadians and Canuck fans is rising to an unprecedented level. With both teams finishing high in their respective conferences, the expectation is that the series will turn many big hits, and highlight reel goals. The old cliche "defense wins championships" has never been more correct than it has this year seeing as both Roberto Luongo and Tim Thomas are tied as top playoff goalie with a 2.29 GAA and two shutouts. They also have the exact same win loss record at 12 wins and 8 losses. Look for the Bruins to come out as physical as they have all playoffs and to try and make the Canuck forwards pay the price for trying to skate the puck into the zone. As Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler are both amongst the top 5 in scoring, one can expect to see Zedeno Chara logging close to 30 minutes in icetime to shut down both the Canucks hot forwards. My prediction for the series is that it will be a very long, physical series with goals and hits coming in bunches from two way players such as Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton throughout each game. While the Canucks have Christian Erhoff and Aaron Rome both back in the lineup for game one, the Bruins will be without power forward Marc Savard for the remainder of the season. There is no doubt the series will drag on to game seven back in Vancouver, and that with the home fans screaming for the Canucks, the Bruins will take the cup back home to Boston. Vancouver is fast and has many offensively talented players, but the Bruins are too strong and physical and will more than likely wear down the entire Canuck roster before taking the cup home to Boston.